The most powerful weapon in the world. The most terrible weapon in the world

MOSCOW, December 30 - RIA Novosti, Andrey Kots. Large-caliber small arms are rightfully considered one of the most solid "arguments" of the belligerents on the battlefield. Large weight, strong recoil, powerful cartridge and impressive dimensions - not every body armor can withstand a direct hit from the "pocket artillery" of a modern infantryman. Only a skilled fighter can master these super-barrels. RIA Novosti publishes a selection of the most lethal large-caliber small arms countries of the world.

Bear gun

The Israeli Desert Eagle pistol in .50 caliber is well known to all those who are passionate about Western action films and computer games. This huge, angular, intimidating-looking cannon has a reputation in amateur circles as a superweapon. Mainly because of the powerful cartridge .50 Action Express (12.7x32.6 mm), which is considered one of the most "lethal" pistol ammunition in the world. It has a heavy 20 gram blunt bullet with tremendous stopping power. With the "Desert Eagle" you can, roughly speaking, go out on a bear alone. Yes, and against a person protected by heavy body armor, it can fit - if the bullet does not pierce the steel plate, then the ribs will definitely break.

However, Desert Eagle could not get really widespread in law enforcement agencies. First, this pistol is too heavy. Even "empty" it weighs about two kilograms, which makes it difficult to hold it correctly. Secondly, each shot is accompanied by a monstrous return - if the grip is not strong enough, the pistol can easily hit the unfortunate shooter in the face. Thirdly, the fiftieth "Eagle" is too bulky - the length of its trunk exceeds 25 centimeters. These and a number of other shortcomings were the reason that a beautiful and powerful pistol was never adopted as an army weapon. However, the Desert Eagle is used by special forces from a number of countries, such as the Polish GROM and the Portuguese Grupo de Operações Especiais.

Killer mini-machine gun

The compact submachine gun UMP from the German concern Heckler & Koch is available in three versions - for different cartridges. The most powerful - UMP 45 - is equipped with .45 ACP ammunition (11.43x23 mm). It combines high bullet stopping power, moderate recoil and high accuracy of fire. The UMP 45 has an impressive rate of fire - about 600 rounds per minute, and when equipped it weighs relatively little - 2.5 kilograms. The firing range is a standard distance of 100-150 meters for submachine guns.

UMP 45 is used mainly by police special forces in a number of countries. Cartridge 45. ACP has a good stopping power, but a rather weak penetrating effect. Therefore, shooting at well-protected targets with this submachine gun is ineffective. At the same time, the UMP is ideal for fighting in urban environments or on buildings - no big weight, modest dimensions and ample opportunities for "tuning" make it indispensable when working in tight spaces.

Cleaning machine

The Russian ASh-12 large-caliber assault rifle, developed at the Tula TsKIB SOO, was adopted by the FSB special forces in 2011. Most of design information and experience combat use this weapon is kept secret (as, indeed, the data on many other exclusive barrels of "Alpha" and "Vympel"). But even what is known is enough to say: ASh-12 is a real "cleaner" of premises. Especially for this weapon, the STs-130 rifle cartridge (12.7x55 millimeters) weighing about 50 grams was developed with several types of bullets: armor-piercing with a protruding core, shell, double-bullet with tandem placement of bullets, etc. It is due to the high stopping effect of the ammunition that the ASh submachine gun -12 is a highly effective melee weapon.

The machine itself is built according to the "bullpup" scheme, in which the trigger and pistol grip are moved forward and located in front of the magazine and the firing mechanism. This scheme made it possible to make the weapon more compact and more accurate when firing bursts. And ASh-12 fires quickly - up to 650 rounds per minute. The machine is equipped with box magazines for 10 and 20 rounds - not much, but enough for close combat. The disadvantages of the weapon include its heavy weight - six kilograms, as well as impressive dimensions - more than a meter in length.

Cannon with optical sight

The global market for large-caliber sniper rifles is quite extensive and has dozens of worthy representatives. However, not every one of them can boast of the same serious cartridge as the South African Truvelo SR (20x110 millimeters). Initially, this ammunition, created in Spain in the 30s of the last century, was used for firing from anti-aircraft artillery installations - that is, in fact, it was not a cartridge, but a projectile. Gunsmiths from South Africa were able to "fit" an individual sniper weapon for him.

A skilled shooter with Truvelo SR 20x110 mm can hit a target at a distance of two kilometers. A powerful projectile cartridge pierces any of the existing bulletproof vests and is able to disable even an armored personnel carrier. However, the sniper will have to put up with the shortcomings of this mini-gun. First, the SR is a single-shot rifle. It will not be possible to quickly hit the target with several shots from it. Secondly, this weapon weighs as much as 25 kilograms, while the shooter (or his partner) needs to carry not only the “barrel”, but also a 10-kilogram tripod, on which the rifle itself is attached. Thirdly, SR is too bulky - almost two meters in length. You can't take such a "fool" on a raid on the rear. However, in defense, such a rifle can seriously weaken the morale of the advancing enemy.

Machine gunner's dream

The large-caliber Kord machine gun is by far one of the most powerful "arguments" of the Russian infantry against lightly armored vehicles and soldiers of any potential enemy. This weapon was created in the 90s as a replacement for the Utes NSV, which has proven itself in Afghanistan. "Kord" is much lighter, more precise and more compact. For his "weight category" - generally fluff. The body of the machine gun weighs 25 kilograms, the tape for 50 rounds (12.7x108 millimeters) - 7.7 kilograms. In addition, weapons can be used from a bipod (seven kilograms) or from a tripod machine (16 kilograms). For comparison, the famous American Browning M2 (12.7x99 mm), which has been in service with the US Army since 1933, weighs about 60 kilograms along with the frame.

"Kord" is designed to combat lightly armored targets and firepower, destroy enemy manpower at ranges up to 1500-2000 meters and destroy air targets at slant ranges up to one and a half kilometers. For the convenience of the machine gunner and to increase the accuracy of shooting, the weapon can be equipped with optical or night sights. In addition to the infantry version, there is also a tank version. It is installed in the anti-aircraft turret on the T-90 turret.

The concept of "humane weapons" already seems absurd in itself. However, it is almost impossible to imagine the fact that the army during the hostilities can behave unnecessarily cruelly. However, history has at its disposal many examples when a certain weapon fell under a partial, or even a complete ban on use. Or it was generally removed from production and forgotten. Introducing the most dangerous weapon in the world. It is also considered the most deadly.

The most dangerous weapon in the world

Expanding bullets. Almost all the bullets that were actively used by the troops at the end of the nineteenth century had a weak stopping effect. As a result of this, the wounds were mostly penetrating and practically did not cause serious damage to the enemy. In 1890, a British officer named Neville Bertie-Clay corrected this problem. He simply sawed off the tip of the bullet. Due to this, the projectile began to give the body more kinetic energy.

The effect was shocking. During the hit, the wound affected the bones so badly that it led to at least disability, and at the most to death in agony. This invention is now banned. However, the ban only applies to military structures. But this does not at all prevent the free sale of this most dangerous weapon in the world in different countries and its widespread use during police operations.

Powerful damaging weapon

Vacuum bomb from Russia

And, despite criticism of all use of such "vacuum bombs", weapons are still not completely banned. Rumor has it that the volumetric explosion ammunition has been used more than once Russian troops during the conduct of the second Chechen campaign.

The most dangerous and simple weapon in the world

Napalm was used during Vietnam War. A well-known weapon is a thick gasoline with various impurities. And the whole horror of napalm is that it burns slowly, and its effect is difficult to control. If more alkaline materials are added to the weapon, then it is absolutely impossible to extinguish it with water. There is one of the most lethal modifications of this most terrible weapon in the world - these are pirogues. When burning, their temperature reaches as much as 1600 degrees Celsius. This allows you to burn metal structures. Officially, in 1980, pirogues were banned, although in a number of countries, for example, in the USA and Israel, the convention has not yet been signed.

Cluster bomb. This ammunition looks like a regular one. aerial bomb, but inside the bliss there are at least ten, or even more, small bombs. If the cluster bomb is dropped, then an explosive charge is triggered, which begins to scatter bombs around the area. On August 1, 2010, the convention on the prohibition of these weapons came into force in the world, however, the document was never signed by the United States, China and Russia.

M-38 Davy Crocett grenade launcher. This lethal cannon was equipped with a nuclear weapon weighing approximately 35 kilograms and with a yield of 20 kilotons. The combat range of dangerous weapons is about 4 kilometers. In 1971, Davy Crockett was hastily removed from service, because his shells from 300 meters emitted powerful radiation of 600 roentgens. This value exceeds the lethal dose for humans.

The most powerful weapon in the world

Test of the Tsar bomb (official chronicle)

Structurally, the Tsar bomb was designed for 100 megatons. But it was decided to reduce the energy release for security reasons. Since the landfill would have caused serious damage. The weapon was so massive that it did not even fit into the bomb bay of the carrier aircraft and partially stuck out of the Tu-95.

The development of weapons began in the middle of the century. In 1955, the weight and dimensional drawing of "Ivan" was agreed upon, as the common people dubbed powerful bomb. A layout drawing for the placement of weapons was also agreed. The mass of the bomb was 15 percent of the take-off mass of the carrier, but the dimensions required the removal of the fuel tanks from the fuselage.

After the superbomb was created, the real tests had to be postponed, since there was a pause in the Cold War and Nikita Khrushchev was going to the USA. Then the Tu-95 without weapons was transferred to Uzin to the airfield and began to be used as a training aircraft. But in 1961, the tests became relevant again with a new round of " cold war". The prepared Tu-95 with a real bomb on board was sent to Novaya Zemlya.

The bombing in 1961 occurred at an altitude of 4.5 thousand meters. The plane shook, the crew received a solid dose of radiation. The power of the explosion was estimated from 79.4 to 120 Mgt. The result of the explosion was striking: the nuclear "mushroom" grew to 64 kilometers in height, and the shock wave circled the entire Earth. Moreover, radio interference was observed for one hour. The result was stunning even for design scientists.

By the way, the Tsar Bomba has another name - "Kuzkin's mother." It so happened that Nikita Khrushchev promised to show it to the Americans, even before the start of the tests.
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Dream up and imagine the wars of the future: there are no tanks and machine guns, and opponents fire at each other from electromagnetic guns projectiles that can reach the opposite side of the Earth in a few minutes. Some of these plans have already been implemented, so future generations will not be bored. But the most dangerous weapon in the world probably has not even been invented yet.

1. Tsar bomb

The Soviet Union blew up the most powerful thermonuclear charge at a test site located on Novaya Zemlya, and only a year and a half later, N. Khrushchev “pleased” the world with the news that the USSR had a hydrogen bomb with a capacity of 100 megatons.
The political purpose of the tests was to show America its military power, because she was able to create a hydrogen bomb 4 times less powerful. The test was aerial - the "tsar bomb" (then it was called "Kuzkin's mother" in Khrushchev's language) exploded at an altitude of 4.2 km.
The explosion mushroom rose into the stratosphere (67 kilometers), having a diameter of 9.2 kilometers. Three times the shock wave of the explosion circled the globe, another 40 minutes after it the ionized atmosphere spoiled the quality of radio communications for hundreds of kilometers around. The heat from the explosion directly below the epicenter was so strong that it turned even stones into ashes. Fortunately, this gigantic explosion was quite "clean", since 97% of the energy was released due to thermonuclear fusion, and, unlike nuclear decay, it almost does not pollute the territory with radiation.

2. Castle Bravo

It was the American answer to the "kuzkin mother", but much more "thin" - some miserable 15 megatons. But if you think about it, this figure should impress. With the help of such a bomb, it would be quite possible to destroy a large metropolis. Structurally, it was a two-stage ammunition consisting of a thermonuclear charge (solid lithium deuteride) and a uranium shell.
The explosion was carried out on Bikini Atoll, and a total of 10,000 people watched it: from a special bunker 32 km from the explosion site, from ships and aircraft. The strength of the explosion exceeded the calculated one by 2.5 times due to the underestimation of the fact that one of the lithium isotopes, which were considered ballast, also participated in the reaction. The explosion was ground-based (the charge was in a special bunker) and left behind a giant funnel, but the main thing is that it was incredibly “dirty” - it contaminated a large space with radiation. She suffered a lot local residents, Japanese sailors and even the US military itself.

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3. Atomic bomb

This type of weapon started new chapter military business. As you know, the Americans were the first to create an atomic bomb, who on July 16, 1945 conducted its first test in the desert in New Mexico. It was a single-stage plutonium device called the Gadget. Not satisfied with the first successful test, the US military hastened almost immediately to test it in a real war.
We can say that the tests in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were successful - both cities were destroyed, thousands of people died. But the world was horrified by the power of the new weapon and the one who owned it. That use of nuclear weapons on real targets, fortunately, turned out to be the only one. In 1950, the USSR got its own atomic bomb, as a result of which an equilibrium was created in the world based on inevitable retaliation and mutual nuclear destruction in the event of a “hot war” unleashing.
Having acquired such a powerful weapon, the two countries had to resolve the issues of its prompt delivery to the target. As a result, strategic bombers, ballistic missiles and submarines were developed. Since the air defense system began to outperform aviation, preference was given to missiles, which are now the main delivery vehicle for nuclear charges.

4. Topol-M

This modern missile system is the best in Russian army delivery vehicle. Its 3-stage rockets are invulnerable to any modern look air defense. A missile designed to carry nuclear charges is ready to hit a target 11,000 km away. The Russian army has about 100 such complexes. The development of Topol-M began back in the USSR, and its first tests took place in 1994, with only one of 16 launches ending in failure. Although the system is already on alert, it continues to be improved, in particular, the head of the rocket.

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5. Chemical weapons

The first mass use of chemical weapons in combat conditions occurred near the Belgian city of Ypres in April 1915. Then the Germans launched clouds of chlorine at the enemy from cylinders previously installed on the front line. Then 5,000 died and 15,000 Frenchmen, who were not ready for such a turn, were seriously poisoned. Then the armies of all countries indulged in the use of mustard gas, phosgene and bromine, far from always getting the expected result.
Japanese next world war reused chemical weapon in combat in China. For example, when they bombed the city of Woqu, they dropped a thousand chemical shells on it, and another 2,500 bombs were thrown on Dingxiang. The Japanese used chemical weapons until the end of the war. According to rough estimates, about 50,000 soldiers and civilians died from the use of chemical weapons.
The next large-scale use of chemical weapons was distinguished by the Americans in Vietnam, who in the 60s sprayed 72 million liters of defoliants over its jungles, with the help of which they sought to destroy the vegetation in the thick of which the Vietnamese partisans, who so annoyed the Yankees, hid. Dioxin was present in these mixtures, which has a cumulative effect, as a result, people developed blood diseases and internal organs, occurred genetic mutations. From chemical attacks Americans suffered almost 5 million Vietnamese, and the number of victims continued to grow after the end of the war.
The last time chemical weapons were used in Syria was in 2013, with the conflicting parties blaming each other for this. As you can see, the ban on chemical weapons by the Hague and Geneva conventions does not stop the military much. Although Russia destroyed 80% of the stocks of chemical weapons it inherited from the USSR.

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6. Laser weapons

This is more of a hypothetical weapon under development. So, in 2010, the Americans reported a successful test of a laser gun off the coast of California - a 32 MW device was able to shoot down 4 drones at a distance of over 3 km. If successful, such a weapon will be able to destroy targets hundreds of kilometers apart from space in a matter of seconds.

7. Bioweapon

By antiquity, biological weapons are ready to compete with cold ones. So, one and a half thousand years BC. e. The Hittites struck the enemies with a plague. Understanding the power of biological weapons, many armies, leaving the fortresses, left infected corpses there. The Japanese during World War II, in addition to chemical weapons, did not disdain biological weapons.
The causative agent of anthrax is one of the most dangerous for humans. This bacterium lives for a long time in the ground. In 2001, letters with white powder began to arrive in the American Parliament, and immediately there was a fuss that these were anthrax spores. 22 people were infected, 5 of whom died. Most often, infection can occur through skin lesions, but it is also possible to become infected by swallowing or inhaling bacillus spores.
Now both genetic and entomological weapons have been equated with biological weapons. The second is associated with the use of insects that suck blood or otherwise attack a person, and the first is able to selectively act on groups of people with a certain genetic feature. In modern biological munitions, strains of various pathogens are usually used - in this way, an increase in mortality among people exposed to it can be achieved. Preference is given to strains that are not transmitted between people, so that an attack on a specific target does not turn into a large-scale epidemic.

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8. MLRS "Smerch"

The ancestor of this formidable weapon was the famous Katyusha, which was used with great success against the German army. After atomic bomb This, according to experts, is the most terrible weapon. It takes only 3 minutes to prepare a 12-barreled Smerch for battle, and a volley is fired in 38 seconds. This system effectively destroys modern tanks and other armored vehicles. Rocket projectiles can be launched from a remote control or directly from the cab of a car. "Smerch" can be successfully used in extreme heat and severe cold, at any time of the day.
This weapon is not selective - it destroys armored vehicles and personnel over a large area. Russia exports this type of weapons to 13 states, including the United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, India, Peru, and Kuwait. The machine with the installation is not too expensive for its efficiency - about 12.5 million dollars. But the work of one such installation is capable of stopping the advance of an enemy division.

9. Neutron bomb

American Samuel Cohen invented the neutron bomb as a variant of a nuclear weapon with minimal destructive power, but a maximum of radiation that kills all life. The shock wave here accounts for only 10-20% of the energy released during the explosion (in an atomic explosion, half of the explosion energy is spent on destruction).
After the development of the neutron bomb, the Americans put it into service with their army, but after a while they abandoned this option. The action of the neutron bomb turned out to be ineffective, since the released neutrons are actively absorbed by the atmosphere, and the effect of their action is local. Moreover, neutron charges had a minimum power - only 5-6 kilotons. But much more useful were neutron charges in missile defense systems. Exploding near the enemy aircraft or rockets, a neutron anti-missile creates a powerful neutron flux that disables all electronics and control of the target.
Another direction of development of this idea was neutron guns, which are a generator capable of creating a directed neutron flux (actually an accelerator). The more powerful the generator, the more powerful neutron flux it can provide. The armies of the United States, Russia and France now have similar weapons.

10. Intercontinental ballistic missile RS-20 "Voevoda"

This is another Soviet model strategic weapons. NATO representatives nicknamed this missile "Satan" for its exceptional destructive power. For the same reason, she got into the ubiquitous Guinness Book of Records. This ballistic missile can hit objects at a distance of 11,000 kilometers. Its multiple reentry vehicles are capable of bypassing a missile defense system, which makes the RS-20 even scarier.

Throughout history, people have been trying to find the best way to kill each other. Ever since the first man sharpened a stick and threateningly pointed it at the groin area of ​​another man, someone thought: “What will happen if the end of this stick is dipped in buffalo excrement?” AT modern world to prove something, excrement is no longer necessary, since we have a weapon that can literally turn a person into a pink spot. Here is a list of ten awesome weapons that humanity possesses:

10. Expansive bullets (Hollow Point Rounds)

Expansion bullets are, roughly speaking, bullets with a recess in the head, instead of the usual solid shape. While taking something out of a bullet sounds weird if you want to make it more dangerous, this little trait makes them so dangerous items that their use is prohibited in hostilities. This is due to the fact that, unlike other bullets that leave “smooth passages” in the human body, expansive bullets refuse to wipe their feet at the entrance, drink all your alcohol, and do not flush after themselves in the toilet when they are “invited” into your body. Instead, the bullets lurk relatively quietly somewhere in the body, after which they can explode into small pieces, leaving behind an exit hole of such a diameter as if the ghost of Bruce Lee tried to tear a person's ribs. This will happen if they leave the body at all. Due to the fact that all the energy of the bullet is spent on blowing up a person's chest, they rarely leave the body. For law enforcement they are an ideal choice due to the fact that such bullets are much less likely to hit another person after passing through the first target. So don't argue with the cops. They have bullets that cause so much pain that the army is forbidden to use them.

9 Lockheed AC-130


AC-130 (that huge aircraft from the Call of Duty games) is unlikely to be any new technology for most people reading this list, thanks to the aforementioned aircraft lighting in the popular game in the world. However, what will be surprising for people is the huge firepower this thing, coupled with how little anyone can do against it. If you have played Call of Duty, you already know that a heavily armed AC-130 aircraft can pour death on the ground at a height of one and a half kilometers, literally hitting enemies through windows, and even when close to the enemy at a short distance is an ally. Aside from this, let's be honest, crazy firepower, the AC-130 is also equipped with what's known as "Angel Countermeasures," a combination of reflectors and projectile decoys that make the aircraft virtually invulnerable to any homing technology. But here's the meanness - they are known as angelic due to the fact that when the countermeasures are released, a huge angel forms in the sky. This means that once it was quite possible that a person looked into the sky, saw an image of an angel there, and a second later received a shell from a cannon in the face. So, if your day didn't include "being blown up by a god", you can be sure that someone in this world is worse off than you.

8. Dragon's Breath Rounds


The name "dragon's breath" alone suggests that it's best not to get in the way of something like this, but as with all weapons, the reality is even worse than the name. "Dragon's Breath" is shotgun shells that are filled with shards of magnesia instead of shot, which instantly ignite when exposed to air. This means that somewhere in the world there is a person who looked at a shotgun - a weapon that can turn a person's face into a piece of meat, and decided that it would be nice if he shot fire. Dragon's Breath is, of course, completely illegal, and has never actually been used in combat. For these reasons, it is not known what they would have done with the human body, but this YouTube clip may give us a hint. Again, get in the body great amount shards of hot metal is hardly a pleasant feeling, so let's just say Dragon's Breath ammo is pretty dangerous.

7 Metal Storm


"Metal Storm", besides being a great name for musical group, is actually the name of one of the most feared weapon systems ever created by man. Why? How about the fact that the Metal Storm is capable of firing a million bullets per minute. That's 16,000 bullets per second! If that doesn't scare you, the Metal Storm system fires so many bullets in such a short amount of time and with such accuracy that it's compared to a Javlyn's FGM-148 shot. Jevlin, consisting of bullets. This fact gives the system a huge penetration potential, because if one bullet cannot penetrate something, then the other 16,000 will definitely do it. And what? Sometimes you really have to make sure someone is dead.

6Depleted Uranium Rounds


Hey come back! Don't run so fast from depleted uranium bullets. Although, we understand, even with the word "poor", these things sound worse than wasps made from anthrax. In short, depleted uranium ammo is what you guessed it: bullets with a bit of uranium added, because a sharp metal thing flying in your direction at a speed of 600 kilometers per hour was not dangerous enough. However, what makes these bullets scary is not what they do to the human body, but how they interact with armored vehicles. If your enemy has depleted uranium ammo, the worst place for you to be is in a tank. This is due to the fact that such ammunition is “self-sharpening”, and if it is simpler: when it comes into contact with a solid target, the bullet “hardens” and burns through the unlucky surface, and when it comes into contact with air, they light up and explode. When one of these rounds hits a tank or armored personnel carrier, the vehicle's fuel and even its ammunition ignites and explodes, usually killing everyone in the combat vehicle at the time. Who would have thought that the world lacked a bullet that could blow up other bullets?

5. AA-12


The AA-12 is a shotgun, but not a regular one: it's a fully automatic shotgun. For those who do not understand - this weapon fires 300 rounds per minute. As if shotguns weren't dangerous enough - imagine someone being shot with an AA-12 and that would be the equivalent of being hit by six shotguns within one second. it best description AA-12 that we could come up with. And now let's just bring everything to the point of absurdity: as in the case of other shotguns, the AA-12 can be used with various types ammunition, starting with buckshot and ending with grenades. If your eyes went crazy last sentence- AA-12 is a shotgun capable of firing grenades. 300 grenades per minute. Is it worth telling what such a weapon can do with a human body, or has everyone already seen puddles and puddings in their lives?

4. Barrett M82


The Barrett M82, or Barret 50 caliber as it is also known, is a large-caliber sniper rifle that fires bullets at nearly three times the speed of sound. Of course, sniper rifles are nothing new, but the Barret's range alone earned it an entry on this list - this weapon is capable of decapitating someone's head from over a kilometer away, even if they're standing behind a concrete wall. None of these claims are exaggerations - for starters, the Barret has a maximum range of 1800 meters. And secondly, the size and speed of the bullet gives it enough kinetic energy to blow a person to pieces. Imagine you are talking to someone, and the next second, their head literally explodes. And only a few seconds later you will hear the sound of a shot. Imagine the fear you would feel knowing that your enemy is capable of blowing people's heads off from a distance of more than a kilometer, and through walls. It seems that not even one of the X-Men is capable of such a thing. Hey comics, keep up with reality!

3. Phosphorus ammo (WP Grenades)


Phosphorus ammunition, namely grenades from white phosphorus- are ammunition that (do not believe it) release a cloud of white phosphorus, which is very, very harmful to the body. How harmful? One particle of burning phosphorus can easily not only burn through the skin of a person, but will continue to burn until it reaches the bone, but even there it will not stop burning until the person pulls out his spine to end the pain. Not surprisingly, this substance is banned: something like this should only remain on the album covers of any rock bands. But wait, we're only getting closer to the worst. The grenade has an effective range of 35 meters. An ordinary person can throw a grenade 30 meters, which means that this grenade, by design, can melt the bones of the person who throws it.

2 Kinetic Bombardment


Kinetic bombardment is obtained when you ask scientists to create a device that can shake even Mother Earth herself. The aptly named "Rods of God" are about a meter long tungsten rods that, in theory, could be dropped to Earth from a satellite in orbit. Let's move on to the scientific explanation of weapons. Kinetic bombardment, as its name suggests, does not use explosives. During this bombardment, only kinetic energy rods falling to the ground. Despite this, weapons in theory could be as powerful as nuclear weapons (albeit without radioactive contamination) - the rods would reach speeds in excess of Mach 10. Although these weapons exist only in theory so far, don't you feel yourself in security, knowing that somewhere, on the money of taxpayers, a scientist is working, creating an equation that calculates what would happen if a small metal rod fell on someone's "melon"? We suspect that he actually yelled "Eureka!" after realizing how extreme the results of such an experiment would be.

1. Ammunition volumetric explosion (Thermobaric Weapons)


Let's start right away with the fact that volumetric explosion ammunition is most likely the most powerful weapon that mankind possesses. One such bomb is enough to make an entire city block disappear from the surface of the Earth, but what makes this weapon truly scary is how it affects people outside this block. Those unfortunate people who find themselves near the bomb of a volumetric explosion, but not close enough to instantly burn out, are doomed to death, full of pain. In addition to the fact that the ammunition emits a huge amount of heat, it also causes a strong blast wave, from which people's lungs literally explode! We will give the following quote, just for you to remember: “What actually kills is the blast wave, or, to be more precise, the vacuum that follows it, which ruptures the lungs. If the fuel ignites but does not explode, the victims will be severely burned and most likely inhale the burning fuel. Blast waves have little effect on brain tissue... so it is possible that victims of volumetric explosion ammunition do not lose consciousness from the direct explosion, but suffer from a few seconds to minutes until they suffocate. If this weapon were called a "lung explosion", most likely all wars would immediately stop, because of the fear induced by such words.

Unfortunately, humanity is used to destroying its own kind and therefore invented a huge number of ways to kill itself. We will try to recall the most destructive of them and talk about the most powerful weapon in the world.

In the first place in this list, of course, is the thermonuclear Tsar Bomba, created by Academician Sakharov and with which Khrushchev tried to intimidate America. By the way, successfully. For its tests shocked not only the Americans, but also the USSR, because no one expected such a scale. When tested on Novaya Zemlya, the blast wave circled the globe three times. It happened on January 16, 1963 and so far mankind has not come up with anything more terrifying.

Tsar Bomba AN-602

Compared to the Tsar Bomba, the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are just toys. However, it should be noted that if during the explosion of the Soviet thermonuclear bomb no one was hurt, then in August 1945 the Americans killed several hundred people directly at the time of the explosions, and in total about 140 thousand people died, including the effects of radiation.

In addition to this, there is also neutron bomb, developed by the American scientist Samuel Cohen, which does not damage the infrastructure, but destroys only living objects.

Unfortunately, among the deadly weapon There is also chemical and biological. If the chemical was used back in the First World War, when Germany first used chlorine against enemy troops, and then mustard gas, now chemical weapons can almost instantly destroy several thousand people. Biological weapons no less dangerous. Everyone remembers how envelopes with anthrax were sent out. But these were pinpoint strikes, and in the case of mass use, much more terrible consequences are possible.

However, we are now talking about weapons that can be delivered using intercontinental missiles. Therefore, it needs to be sorted out. We are armed with the RS-20 Voyevoda (Satana) ballistic missile. This rocket has already entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most powerful rocket intercontinental range.

R-36M2 "Voevoda" or SS-18 Satan III

Despite the fact that weapons of mass destruction are the most powerful in the world, let's look at the "private sector". Here, perhaps, the McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifles can be considered the most effective. It was with the help of them that the most record-breaking shots were fired, exceeding the mark of 2300 meters. And, repeatedly.

McMillan TAC-50

Complementing the list of the most powerful weapons, one cannot ignore the well-known Desert Eagle. This gun has become just a classic, thanks to action movies. He has a huge lethal and stopping power against unprotected targets, but in reality, apart from his size, unfortunately, he is not able to surprise with anything.

However, despite the foregoing, the undisputed leader in terms of the destructive weapons can be considered the Death Star. After all, as any Star Wars fan knows, it is capable of crushing the planet into billions of pieces in a matter of seconds. So let's hope that humanity will never have to create a real embodiment of it.

And may the force be with you!

According to techcult